DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 September 1934, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

TPEB 7BKBB ASSOCIATION.] FOUND SHOT. WELLINGTON, September 5. With a gunshot wound in the head believed to be self-inflicted, M. R. Bowring was found dead in a house at Thorndon to-night. SURGEONS’ CONFERENCE. I DUNEDIN, September G. The annual conference of the New Zealand section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons opened this morning. The business consists of surgery demonstration, and discussions on surgical subjects. FRUIT EXPORT BOARD. NELSON, September 5. Mr G. Stephens, Chairman of the New Zealand Fruit Export Control Board, has been defeated in one of two postal elections for members of the Board, which closed yesterday. The ballot for Nelson seat resulted: Mr F. E. Nottage, 165; Mr G. Stephens (sitting), 133; informal, 3. The Hawke’s Bay result was: Mr A. M. Robertson (sitting) 83; Mr J. Gordon, 68; informal, 1. THEFT OF MONEY WELLINGTON, September 6. The case was resumed this morning in which Ruby Bulliffy, 26, and Olive May Fletcher, 24, appeared before Mr. Page, S.M., charged with the theft of £l5 from Kenneth Haywood Taylor May, of New Plymouth, salesman. Counsel for accused said that after further consultation with his clients and the relatives of one of them, he desired to enter a plea of guilty, and elect to have the case dealt with summarily. The Magistrate remanded them till to-morrow for a report from the woman probation officer. It was stated that alj. the money had been recovered.